January 23, 2013
WASHINGTONEarlier today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The legislation requires both houses of Congress to pass a budget, as stipulated by federal law. If either house fails to pass a budget, its members pay will be withheld.

Upon passage of the legislation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement:

"Government must pay its bills. To do that, we need to cut spending and to budget responsibly.

"Every family sets a budget to pay its bills. Congress should do the same. In fact, its the law. In the past two years, the House has done its job. But for nearly four years, the Senate has refused to pass a budget. It can no longer shirk its duty. Now, both chambers must work together.

"The House will not consider another debt-ceiling increase unless the Senate passes a budget. Were not going to just keep raising the debt ceiling, either. Were going to take this opportunity to make a down payment on our debt reduction. And were going to point our country in the right direction."

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I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down. Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.

I should better clarify that the OP. If the SENATE passes a budget then another raise in the debt ceiling can be considered. So that does not require a full budget to the President by April 15th. There are other consequences though.

Obama and the Democrats won the 2012 Election, forced the Republicans "to blink" over the "fiscal cliff" and according to the polls has the support of the majority of Americans!

Which of those 3 doesn't Ryan understand?

If Paul Ryan wants to make Republican attempts to undermine the Obama/Democratic authority to govern the country, let that be the basis for their 2014 campaign - by that time "opposition/gridlock fatigue" will have reached its peak!

The President agreed to have a budget on time and the House Republican leadership passed a debt ceiling increase. Time for both houses of Congress to make the next step. We really don't have time for this party bullshit.

Obama and the Democrats won the 2012 Election, forced the Republicans "to blink" over the "fiscal cliff" and according to the polls has the support of the majority of Americans!

Which of those 3 doesn't Ryan understand?

If Paul Ryan wants to make Republican attempts to undermine the Obama/Democratic authority to govern the country, let that be the basis for their 2014 campaign - by that time "opposition fatigue" will jave reached its peak!

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By 'undermine authority', you are stating Obama and Reid should have full sway to break the laws on the Nation and not submit / not pass budget resolutions?

The President agreed to have a budget on time and the House Republican leadership passed a debt ceiling increase. Time for both houses of Congress to make the next step. We really don't have time for this party bullshit.

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